dataflow/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/dataflow/analysis/ForwardAnalysis.java

package org.checkerframework.dataflow.analysis;

import java.util.List;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
import org.checkerframework.dataflow.cfg.node.ReturnNode;
import org.checkerframework.javacutil.Pair;

/**
 * This interface defines a forward analysis, given a control flow graph and a forward transfer
 * function.
 *
 * @param <V> the abstract value type to be tracked by the analysis
 * @param <S> the store type used in the analysis
 * @param <T> the forward transfer function type that is used to approximated runtime behavior
 */
public interface ForwardAnalysis<
        V extends AbstractValue<V>, S extends Store<S>, T extends ForwardTransferFunction<V, S>>
    extends Analysis<V, S, T> {

  /**
   * Get stores at return statements. These stores are transfer results at return node. Thus for a
   * forward analysis, these stores contain the analyzed flow information from entry nodes to return
   * nodes.
   *
   * @return the transfer results for each return node in the CFG
   */
  List<Pair<ReturnNode, @Nullable TransferResult<V, S>>> getReturnStatementStores();
}